Fatal muscle haemorrhage attributable to heparin administration in a patient with dermatomyositis

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 Apr;34(3):448-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02952.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Dermatomyositis / drug therapy*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Heparin / adverse effects*
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Space / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Heparin